Things have not improved anywhere near as much as people would like to think, it's so pervasive because it isn't being talked about. Women don't feel they are able to come forward, and when they do, it isn't being dealt with at all.

Laura Bates

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A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the male suicide rate, for example. In part, the problem arises from the idea that men are tough and manly, that 'boys don't cry' and it's embarrassing for them to talk about their feelings. So men are less likely to reach out for help and support with mental health issues. But that gender stereotype, which exists alongside the converse notion that women are over-emotional, 'hysterical', or 'hormonal', is one feminists are fighting hard to debunk.

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Feminism means believing that everybody should be treated equally regardless of their sex. Which happens to include the right to wear whatever you want, for your own reasons, without being forced or pressured into wearing what's considered societally required because of your sex.

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If your compliments are making women feel uncomfortable, scared, anxious, annoyed or harassed, you're probably not doing them right.

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